FEAR GOD: The Benefits, Part 9,
WORD OF THE DAY: "LONG LIFE"
Scripture reference: Proverbs 10:27:
"The fear of the LORD prolongs [one's] days:
Who here does not want to live a long life?
As a youth, we all think, at one time or another, that "life lasts indefinitely," or "I am
Why be concerned with a long life now, when I have 70 or more years left?
We still have a choice to make. Choose to fear God and keep his commandments* and
As if I need to tell you which is the better choice!
"Prolong" is from a Hebrew word meaning to add or augment (often adverbial,
"Shortened" is from the Hebrew word meaning; to dock off, i.e. curtail
*The commandments are these:
You shall love the Lord thy God with all your heart, with all
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ,
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No one comes
That if you shall confess, say with your mouth, that
Since I have been reverencing God and learning and living His Word more and more,
Choose today. Choose life. Choose Jesus as your Lord. Fear God and keep His
--Carol Kenreigh
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened."
indestructible," or "let the old worry about death. I am young!"
live long and prosper, receiving eternal life and rewards that will last forever, OR
choose to despise God, reject His Word, go your own way, be evil, be rebellious against God,
and come to a sudden end, receiving a shortened life span, and then, go to hell!
to continue to do a thing). It is also translated: increase more and more, longer,
add, continue and exceed...
(transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest
(grass or grain). It is also translated cut down, much discouraged, grieve,
harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten,
trouble, vex.
your soul and with all your strength, and love your neighbor as
yourself. (Matthew 22: 37-39)
the Messiah, is a born again child of God; and every
one who loves the Father, also loves the ones born
of Him--His offspring. (I John 5:1)
to the Father except through Jesus. (Gospel of John 14:6)
Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised
Him from the dead, you shall be saved (saved from hell, made
whole, given eternal life). (Romans 10:9, 10)
choosing life, I feel livelier, and healthier! I have a spring in my step,
my face looks youthful and relaxed. I am nearly forty and was called a teeny-bopper
yesterday! Cool benefit!
commandments. You shall receive prolonged days. Amen!
c.Carol Kenreigh, 2001. All rights reserved.